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Northrop Marks One-Year Milestone for NASA TESS Observatory; Steve Krein Quoted
A Northrop Grumman-built satellite has discovered over 20 planets and conducted observations over Earth’s southern hemisphere after being launched into orbit last year as part of a NASA mission.
Collins Aerospace, ILC Dover Introduce Next-Gen Space Suit Prototype
Collins Aerospace has partnered with special engineering firm ILC Dover to develop a prototype space suit designed to support missions to the moon and other planetary bodies.
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NASA Posts Presolicitation for Lunar Lander Development
NASA has issued a presolicitation to seek approaches to the development of integrated human lunar landers, Spacenews reported Sunday.
SRI International Deploys Atmospheric Distortion Experiment
SRI International announced Monday that they launched an experiment June 25 from Kennedy Space Center to support NASA’s efforts in the collection of atmospheric data.
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Lockheed Integrates Orion Crew Module for NASA’s Artemis 1 Mission
Lockheed Martin finished constructing the Orion spacecraft’s crew capsule ahead of NASA’s planned Artemis 1 uncrewed mission to the moon, Vice President Mike Pence announced during his visit to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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SpaceX Completes Static Fire Test for Falcon 9 Engines
SpaceX conducted a static fire test for the Falcon 9 rocket’s nine Merlin engines and is on track for the rocket’s rescheduled launch on Wednesday as part of the company’s cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station, Spaceflight Now said Friday.
Draper Advances Tech Development Efforts in Support of NASA’s Lunar Missions
Charles Stark Draper Laboratory is developing technologies designed to support NASA’s robotic and manned missions to the moon by 2024, SpaceNews reported Thursday.
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NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Inches Closer to Final Assembly; Mark Kirasich Quoted
NASA engineers at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida are expected in the coming weeks to integrate the crew module with the service module for the agency’s Orion spacecraft in preparation for the vehicle’s unmanned test flight mission to the lunar orbit, Artemis 1, in 2020, Spaceflight Now reported Monday.
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Boeing Reschedules Starliner Uncrewed Flight Test for September
Boeing plans to move the first uncrewed test flight of its CST-100 Starliner capsule to the International Space Station to September, Click Orlando reported Saturday.
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Cambridge Provides IT Services to NASA for 2024 Lunar Mission
Cambridge International Systems will continue to deliver information technology and cybersecurity service to NASA’s Information Resources Directorate in preparation for a lunar mission planned for 2024.